I love a good Stash. No, not the kind you find on a man's (and sometime a lady's) face. I'm talking about the the kind you find in the back of a closet. Or the corner of a room. Or in my case, all over my apartment. I'm talking about a Craft Stash.
Some people collect coins, others collect spoons or postcards. I collect craft supplies and I have a problem. There.. I said it!
I consider myself to be a professional hobby-ist. I love a good hobby. I love trying new hobbies. And I love love love the supplies that come along with it.
Through the years I have collected all kinds of Stashes. Among them, an awesome Yarn Stash, a Jewelry Making Stash, a Book Binding Stash, the infamous Scrapbooking Stash (don't pretend that you don't have one). And the holy grail of all Stashes, my favorite, My Fabric Stash.
My Fabric Stash has become my new passion. I love to organize her (yes, I said Her :). Just the thought of buying new fabric brings a smile to my face. I prance around the fabric store weekly. And when a new packages arrives, I can barely contain myself and always end up tearing into it in the elevator on the way up to my apartment. So, I'm a little enthusiastic. That's fine, right?
Anywho, a local craft loving group, Handmade Philly, is putting together a supply swap this weekend, to help people clear out their old supplies. And it got me thinking, maybe it's time for me to sort through my supplies. But when I looked over at my stashes, they looked back at me with Big Doe Eyes and said, "No Kim, please don't let us go. We want to stay with you. We don't care if you never use us, We love you". Now who can say no to that. I can't let them go. They need me. And what if I want to get back into bookbinding or gimp bracelet making. Then I would have to start all over again.
Oh, who am I kidding. Something must be done. I have to get rid of some of these old supplies that I never use, or I am going to turn into one of those people who have to make pathways through my house, with craft supplies piled up to the ceiling. Chris & I will have to communicate by tapping on the supplies in Morse Code because we won't be able to find one another.
So the challenge is on. I am giving myself 1 month to clear out my old, wonderful, never did anything to deserve this, wish they could stay, craft supplies. At the end of the journey I will take a photo of all that I have collected and willingly (or unwillingly) dish them out to the crafting community.
(*tear*)
-K
Love it Honey, I too have such stashes. enough yarn to knit a few blankets and then some and I haven't picked up needles except to move them.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we could start a craft club, Like a book club for people like us, We could pick a project and work on it for a week or two, check on progress and whittle away at the stashes.....hmmm maybe.